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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1940

Page

5

Dodgers Win 20-Inning Marathon Over Bees

Brooklyn Dodgers outlasted the Boston Bees 6-2 in a 20 inning duel the longest game in majors this season. Dodgers pitcher Newall Kimball earned the win as Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 5-4 and Chicago Cubs routed St. Louis 11-5 with home runs by Glen Russell Augie Gallan and Billy Nicholson among the highlights.

Bill White Associated Press Brooklyn Durochers Boston Bees Polo Grounds Boston Bees Dodgers Newall Kimball Joe Sullivan Reds Cincinnati Red Pittsburgh Pirates Morrie Arnovich Frank McCormick Chicago Cubs St. Louis Glen Russell Augie Gallan Billy Nicholson Jonn

National League Yesterday's Results and Today's Matchups

Yesterday the NL produced these results New York 15 Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 11 St Louis 5. Today Cincinnati at Chicago Derringer 9 1 Mooty 5 0 Brooklyn at Boston Presswell 4 2 Errickson 5 2 Philadelphia at New York Beck 2 5 or Pearson 1 6 vs Schumacher 5 7 or P Dean 2 2 Pittsburgh at St Louis Heintzelman 1 1 and Brown 5 6 vs McGee 6 5 and Warnke 5 6.

New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Derringer Mooty Brooklyn Boston Presswell Errickson Beck Pearson Schumacher P. Dean Heintzelman Brown McGee Warneke L. Pet

Baseball Scoreboard and Probable Pitchers for Tonight

Scores list shows AL games Boston 9 Washington 4 Chicago 10 St. Louis 8 Philadelphia 6 New York 3. Probable pitchers cover St. Louis at Detroit Kennedy Harris vs Gorsica Newsom, Chicago at Cleveland Dietrich Harder, Boston at Washington Grove Chase, New York at Philadelphia Breuer Ross.

St. Louis Detroit Kennedy Harris Gorsica Newsom Chicago Cleveland Dietrich Harder Boston Washington — Grove Chase New York Philadelphia Breuer Ross Standing OF the Pet Boston A Chicago J Bt. Louis Washington

Giants Dominate Phillies as Melton Shines in Setback

Cliff Melton pitched seven strong innings for the Giants in a 15-2 rout of the Phillies, despite New York’s offense being quiet earlier. The article notes Mighty hits, NAL standings, and other day games including Athletics over Yankees 6-3 and Red Sox 9-4 over Senators with Foxx and Willis in key blows.

Giants Cliff Melton Dodgers Phils Athletics Yankees Johnny Babich Yanks Boston Red Sox Senators Jimmy Foxx Ted Willisins White Sox Browns Harland Clift Walt Judnich Julius Solters Cleveland Detroit

Jurges Loses His Hearing in Odd Regional Note

New York July 6 notes say Jurges temporary hearing loss after a skull crack. Users mention Gov. Sadler campaign, $60,000 in lost balls and caddy earnings, Durocher christening a new cruiser Brooklyn, Johnny Gee joining Syracuse summer school, and fans at Polo Grounds with a Brooklyn banner.

Eddie Brietz New York John Kimbrough Texas A KCA Jerry Sadler Leo Durocher Flatbush Brooklyn Johnny Gee Syracuse U Art Cartier Chatham Cnt Daily News Detroit Tigers Boston Cleveland Pologrounds Mel Ott George Cafego Tennessee Chicago Cardinals Cincy Ernie Lombardi Clana Passeau Dodgers Doggers Ebbets Field Jock Suther'land Columpit

Patnik Keeps Diving Title at AAU Meet

At Santa Barbara on July 6, Ohio State star Patnik retained his three meter springboard title as the AAU outdoor swimming and diving meet opened a new day. Adolph Kiefer and Jim Skinner were favored for easy victories in backstroke and breaststroke, while Earl Clark chased Patnik in a closely contested platform dive.

Robert Myers Santa Barbara Calif Adolph Kiefer Jim Skinner al Patnik Ohio State Bunmei Nakama Hawaii A.A.U Kiefer Long Skinner Detroit Patnik Ohio State University Earl Clark Clark

Two Stars In Meet Battle For State Golf Title

White Sulphur Springs W Va July 6 1940 Ed Tutwiler challenges veteran Fred Bannerot in a duel for the state amateur golf championship as Pritzi Stifel Quarrier wins the women’s crown 3 and 2 over Ann Hoblitzell.

White Sulphur Springs W. Va Ed Tutwiler Fred Bannerot Pritzi Stifel Quarrier Ann Hoblitzell Parkersburg Wheeling Star Tutwiler Mount Hope Banneret

No Buyer for Yankees Found

New York July 6. The Yankees sale to satisfy government inheritance tax demands remains unresolved with no confirmed buyer. Byron Clark Jr. reports no developments while reports of possible purchases by Postmaster General Farley persist. Meantime, the team has begun a hitting revival led by Bill Dickey, which could raise the sale value if a buyer seeks a winner, though most buyers care only about projected profits.

Gayle Talbot New York Yankees James A. Farley Byron Clark, Jr Jacob Ruppert Furthhermore Bill Dickey Clark Wall Street

Union Drug Lads Edge Fetterman In Junior League Clash

In Tay lor County Junior Baseball Union Drug defeated Fetterman 8 to 6 after a close contest. Skaggs and Morris pitched well for their teams as Union pulled ahead in the late innings. Recreational staff schedule next game between Quality Market Juniors and Hilltoppers Monday at 10 am in Fetterman.

Taylor County Union Drug Lads Fetterman Skaggs Morris Quality Market Hilltoppers Union Crush ABR Jaco Skages Graham V. Linn Jones J. Linn Defenbaugh Riffie Todd Henderson Shingleton McDaniel Stansbury Carroll J. McCue M. McCue Compton Ringler Biffle x—Henderson

Waddell Nine Wins Victory in Rough Battle

Waddell Nine defeated Fetterman 230 to 100 with multiple errors. Poole led at bat with 5, supported by McDaniel, McCue, and Withers who added two base hits. Withers stole twice as Wad dell left seven runners on base, while Poole and McCue drew walks.

Faulkner Poole Withers B. McDaniel McCue E. Withers Peters J. Whitehair Waddell Fetterman

Italy Claims And Labor Dispute Reported At Aluminum Plant

Italy reports include Libya frontier fighting with Graziani named governor-general of Libya after Balbo’s death. British air raids hit Sicily with little damage. In the U S aluminum union dispute, Steelman seeks a 10 cent hourly raise for 15,000 workers in five plants, with the company noting a $6 million impact for additional hires. Game details: Poole beat McDaniel in a 7 inning minor league game with Poole 10 runs.

Rodolfo Graziani Libya Italo Balbo High Command Sieilian Augusta Palermo Catania J. W. Wilson United States Steelman Thenjon

Independents to Clash with Berryburg at Blueville

A baseball game between Independents and Berryburg takes place Sunday at 2 30 PM at Blueville diamond. Local fans expect a tight contest as both teams seek key league standings.

Berryburg Blueville

Dodgers win as Pee Wee Reese drives in two in 20th

Dodgers beat the Boston Bees due to Pee Wee Reese single in the 20th that plated two runs. Morriernovich of the Reds delivered a ninth inning single scoring the winning run in a 5-4 victory over the Pirates.

The Associated Press Pee Wee Reese Dodgers Dodger Boston Bees Morriernovich Reds Pirates

Boxing Wins Report From New Jersey and Atlantic City

Fights last night featured Jose Basora 154 from Puerto Rico stopping opponent at Mt. Freedom New Jersey. In Atlantic City Bob Montgomery 139 of Philadelphia knocked out Jimmy Vaughn 137 of Cleveland in two.

Associated Press MT. Freedom N. J Jose Basora Puerto Rico George Kostulis Pittsburgh Atlantic City Bob Montgomery Philadelphia Jimmy Vaughn Cleveland

Norway and Sweden ease wartime transport restrictions

Oslo reports say Norway under German occupation remains undisturbed while Sweden lifts railway limits to Norway in hope of normalizing wartime conditions. A semi official Swedish note notes Nazi troop movement through Sweden to Germany may resume but not reinforce German forces in transit. Berryburg hosts Grafton Independents with No Hit Stolvepfels on the mound as Tp hays a strong team.

Gerwuineu Denmark Oslo Norway Sweden Stockholm Svenska Dagbladet Grafton Independents Stolvepfels Berryburg Independents Tp Hays

East Wins All-Star Mountain Loop Game

All mountain league parks were dark except Huntington where east defeated west 4 to 2 in the annual all star game. East rallied in the eighth with two runs to break a 2-2 tie as Bickford drove Wetzel and Siegert home on a bases loaded hit after Bezdek errantly threw home.

Associated Press Huntington Williamson Ashland Bluefield Logan Welch East Bickford Wetzel Siegert Bezdek

Wheeler Sought Peace Plank Amid Roosevelt Backing

In Rome coverage Wheeler insists he will not accept the vice presidential nomination and fears a peace plank split could spark a major Democratic fight. He warns that backing a policy other than non involvement in Europe could fuel a third party and plans to decide after the convention.

Couvusucu Roosevelt Wheeler Resolutions Committee

Forum Plans GOP Debate Schedule for NBC and CBS

A fragmented listing outlines a July week of forecasted NBC and CBS programs. It notes half hour and hour broadcasts across two coast hubs, with Battle of Symphony vs Swing and The Temon From Indiana previews, plus politics and variety slots including Civil Liberties discussions and a Democratic convention preview.

New York Cecil Mille Radio Theater Lywood Eaclyjo Swingwood Ami Theater Indiana NBC MBS WJZ NBCLL Guy Weaf Bob Crosby WABC CBS Grant Park Europe WEAF WEAP G.O.P Weems Phil Amy Jessica Dragonette Zihab Hawk WJIZ Tom Biiday Good Will Raven

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